Cover for garbage cans



Aug. 21, 1928. 1,681,587

I H. KIELBERG COVER FOR GARBAGE CANS Filed June 5, 192's INVENTOE.

Patented Aug. 21, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT orries.

HENRY KIELBERG, or aitrms FER-RY, onro, Assronon; T WHEELIFNG s'rnnn eonPORATION, or WHEELING, wnsr VIRGINIA, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

COVER FOR GARBAGE CANS.

Application filed June 5,

This invention relates broadly to pails and like containers, and moreparticularly to a cover for such containers.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal can orpail, designed especially for use as a container for garbage, embodyingmeans whereby its cover may be effectively retained against displacementas by dogs and other. domestic animals.

A further object is to provide a container of the character mentionedhaving a removable cover adapted to be retained in its place solely bymeans of a bail which afi'ords means for lifting or carrying thecontainer by hand.

In describing the invention in detail, reference is herein had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of theinvention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same; and- Figure 3 is an enlargeddetail section taken on line 3'-3, Fig. 1.

Referring to said drawings, 1 indicates the 2 body of a container of thetype commonly employed in garbage cans and pails, ash cans, find thelike, the same having an attached 'ai 2.

Seated upon the top of the container 1 is a cover 3 which is formed witha depending annular flange 4: having in its midlength an inwardlypressed rib or bead 5 adapted to seat upon the rim 6 of the container.The lower portion 4 of said flange encircles the top portion of thecontainer, being designed to guard against unseating of the cover byslight shocks or by force applied laterally thereto when the containeroccupies upright position.

The cover 3 has formed therein in and adj acent to the angle between itstop and the flange 4 inwardly pressed relatively contiguous recesses,serrations, or corrugations 7 arranged, preferably, in a continuousannular row. Said corrugations are upwardly and inwardly inclined, thusto correspond sub stantially with the inclination of the portions of thebail 2 which are to abut upon the cover when said bail occupiesupstanding position.

The bail ears 8 are so positioned on the body 1 of the container, andthe bail 2, formed of resilient wire, is made of such size that, inmovement thereof to and from its elevated upright position, said bailmust be sprung 1926. Serial No. 113,839.

outwardly-slightly in riding over some of the dentils 9'betweencorrugations. In its said upright position, the bail lies closely seatedin diametrically opposite corrugations, as is shown in Fig.2. and as isindicated in broken lines in Fig. 3, andeffectually resists elevation ofthe cover 3 from its seated position, to swing said bail from its saidupright position requires that considerable force be applied directlythereto for causing it to be sprung outwardly in the oppositecoverengaging portions thereof for riding over the adjacent dentilordentils 9 on the side toward which it is swung. No amount of force applied to the cover will sufiice to effect dis placement thereof with thebail occupying its said elevated position, and the container may beupset and rolled on its side without danger of such displacement.However, but slight hand force applied in a rapid movement to thetopmost portion of the bail will suffice to ratchet said bail over theadjacent (lentils either to or from its said upright cover-holdingposition.

While it is preferred that the cover have the corrugations arranged in acontinuous annular row, as shown, it'will be understood that a singlerecess or corrugation, or a short succession of such corrugations,provided at diametrically opposite sides of the cover, will suffice; butsuch would have the disadvantage of requiring that the cover, followingits re moval, be replaced in a predetermined position relative to thelocation of the bail, whereas no attention to the manner of placement ofthe cover, is requiredwhen the annular arrangement of corrugations isemployed.

WVhat is claimed is 1. In combination with a container body and a bailattached to the body, a removable cover for the body having a top and aflange depending therefrom, said flange being formed throughoutsubstantially its circumference with a series of integral undulationsF73: on

the concave portions of which latter are up wardly and inwardly inclinedto conform to the disposition of the adjacent portions of the bail, saidundulations havlng gradually curved convex portions and said bailbeingresilient, thereby to enable the latter to ride V over the convexportions and into and out of the concave portlons of the undulationsupon mere swinging of the bail, thus to effect the bail occupies itsupward position and to effect release of the cover when the bailoccupies its lowered position. 7

2. In combination with a container body and a substantiallysemi-circular bail attached to the body, a removable cover forthe bodyhaving a top and a flange depending therefrom, the distance between thecurved sides of the bail above the cover being less than the diameter ofthe cover so as to'positively hold the cover against upward movementinupward position of the bail, said flange being provided with amultiplicity of undulations occurring at each of diametrically oppositepoints thereon, and composedof convex and concave portions, theconvex'portions of said undulations being curved to engage the bail,

one of the last two named elements being resilient and the convexportions of the undulations being of such gradual curvature so as toenable the bail to automatically ride over the convex portions and intoand outof the concave portions upon mere swinging of the bail thustofeifect maintenance of the cover on the body when the bail occupiesits I raised position, the undulations at each of said diametricallyopposite points being of such number so as to afford acorresponding-range in positioning the cover on the body withsaidundulations in registry with the sides of the bail so as to beengaged c thereby. 1 I

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature. HENRY KIELBERG."

